Free and open source software for computational chemistry education

S Lehtola, AJ Karttunen - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
After decades of waiting, computational chemistry for the masses is finally here. Our brief
review on free and open source software (FOSS) packages points out the existence of …

Efficient calculation of protein–ligand binding free energy using GFN methods: the power of the cluster model

Y Chen, Y Sheng, Y Ma, H Ding - Physical Chemistry Chemical …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Protein–ligand interactions are crucial in many biochemical processes and biomedical
applications, yet accurately calculating the binding free energy of the interactions still …

Interaction mechanism of cholesterol/β-cyclodextrin complexation by combined experimental and computational approaches

Y Dai, J Zhong, J Li, X Liu, Y Wang, X Qin - Food Hydrocolloids, 2022 - Elsevier
It is crucial to accurately describe non-covalent weak interactions between the components
of cholesterol/β-cyclodextrin inclusion complex in the modulation of its stability. Experimental …

Recent advances in solvation modeling applications: Chemical properties, reaction mechanisms and catalysis

L Xu, ML Coote - Annual Reports in Computational Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work, we review recent studies in the field of computational solvation. Methods at
different scales from ab initio to force field calculations with both implicit solvent and explicit …

Prediction of induced magnetism in 2D Ti 2 C based MXenes by manipulating the mixed surface functionalization and metal substitution computed by xTB model …

T Sakhraoui, F Karlický - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
We employed the recently developed density functional tight binding (DFTB) method's
Hamiltonian, GFN1-xTB, for modeling the mixed termination in Ti2C MXenes, namely three …

Breaking a Molecular Scaling Relationship Using an Iron–Iron Fused Porphyrin Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Reduction

D Nishiori, JP Menzel, N Armada… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The design of efficient electrocatalysts is limited by scaling relationships governing trade-offs
between thermodynamic and kinetic performance metrics. This ″iron law ″of …

Global optimization of extraframework ensembles in zeolites: structural analysis of extraframework aluminum species in MOR and MFI zeolites

EV Khramenkova, H Venkatraman… - Physical Chemistry …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Metal-modified zeolites are versatile catalytic materials with a wide range of industrial
applications. Their catalytic behaviour is determined by the nature of externally introduced …

Periodic GFN1-xTB Tight Binding: A Generalized Ewald Partitioning Scheme for the Klopman–Ohno Function

A Buccheri, R Li, JE Deustua, SM Moosavi… - Journal of Chemical …, 2025 - ACS Publications
A novel formulation is presented for the treatment of electrostatics in the periodic GFN1-xTB
tight-binding model. Periodic GFN1-xTB is hindered by the functional form of the second …

Hybrid-DFT Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Photocatalytic Water Oxidation in a [Ru-bda]–Dye Complex

T de Haas, D Calvani, A Zaaruolo… - The Journal of …, 2024 - ACS Publications
In the past decade, Ru-bda (bda= 2, 2′-bipyridine-6, 6′-dicarboxylic acid) complexes
have emerged as extremely effective water oxidation catalysts, rendering them a potential …

Computational Scaling Relationships Predict Experimental Activity and Rate-Limiting Behavior in Homogeneous Water Oxidation

DR Harper, HJ Kulik - Inorganic Chemistry, 2022 - ACS Publications
While computational screening with first-principles density functional theory (DFT) is
essential for evaluating candidate catalysts, limitations in accuracy typically prevent the …